Traumatic tracheostomy in a dog

摘要

abstract_textpA two-year-old, mixed breed, female intact dog was referred for further investigation and treatment of a chronic non-healing wound in the cervical region. The wound was secondary to a circumferential wire collar injury. Clinical examination revealed a cervical tracheal transection resembling a traumatic tracheostomy. The dog underwent closure of the tracheostomy by tracheal resection and anastomosis in a split-cartilage technique. No serious postsurgical complications were observed apart from short-term coughing. Eighteen months after surgery, the dog was reported to be free of clinical signs of respiratory disease./p/abstract_text